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Title
Billy Mills 10,000m Final, 1964 Tokyo Olympics
Creator
Billy Mills Enterprises, Inc
Date Created and/or Issued
1964
Contributing Institution
Center for Sacramento History
Collection
California Revealed from Center for Sacramento History
Rights Information
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Description
Short film on United States long-distance runner Billy Mills and his gold medal run in the 10,000m final at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Mills is a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, a former US Marine, and lives in Fair Oaks, California. His 1964 victory is considered one of the greatest Olympic upsets.
Type
moving image
Format
Print
Copy
Sound
Mono
Black and White
16mm film
Form/Genre
Nonfiction films
Extent
1 Reel of 1
00:03:59
Identifier
1994/099/0930
casacsh_000614
Language
English
Subject
Olympics
Speed record holders
Track and field athletes
Track and field
Olympic athletes
Olympics--History
Mills, Billy, 1938-
Olympic Games (18th : 1964 : Tokyo, Japan)
Time Period
1960/1969
Provenance
Center for Sacramento History
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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